Seconded, any update? No news ,good news hopefully.....

I want to leave this now

Any word on Holtby? I am hoping no news is good news

He said nobody insulted Mowbray too. I tagged him in a post when someone did. No response. Now he is saying the same about Bennett. I really couldn't be bothered going back looking for the posts. I have better things to do.

You're on here enough yourself that you should see these things, if you wanted to that is! Ya, I would be for giving Downing a go there. At least he has the technical ability and brain.

Course you haven't Arsene ? Come on ,pick your team. Get off the fence. Barring Holtby we all know who is available.

So the bar for over the top criticism is slagging his family? I disagree there! That clearly would be over the top, but I would say any personal insults (of which I have seen some) are over the top. Obviously discussing his ability and application never is. I think he is a good squad player, with a great attitude too. If ever there was a time we needed our squad... What would your team be for Saturday?

I understand why we need a different number 10 there, that wasn't what I was saying. Merely pointing out that having him there could work in some instances in the short-term, namely against opposition where we will need to stop them playing. If it was a case of him or Graham (and a change to 4-4-2) , I would go for Graham too. How sharp he is would be the next question though.... Indeed, but it is gone to the stage of hysteria now. All week prior to the game against Boro people were saying he would default be the one who started at the expense of JRC. It was almost taken as a given and Mowbray preemptively criticized for this. Turns out then he didn't start, almost no acknowledgement of this fact from those who said it was a certainty. Holtby unfortunately gets injured and it's all "oh well of course it's Bennett coming on" "he always shoe horns him in" "Classic Mowbray, why always this guy??!" etc etc. No, this is what was literally been said before the game and people were wrong. I agree he is not technically good enough to play 10, but my god he always puts a shift in. The criticism of him is gone way over the top and irrational even, in fact some of it is just nasty.

He's certainly not as bad as he is made out on here. The phobia, for want of a better word, people have about him starting or even coming on anywhere is gone completely over the top. Same as it is about Gallagher. Having said that, I would agree with you that the number 10 role wouldn't be playing to his strengths, long-term at least. The poster pointed out that against better opposition having someone in that role who stops the other team playing could have it's merits. Personally I wouldn't like having to resort to that at home, but if we did it and scraped a win, well then that is ultimately all that matters. At this stage of the season, particularly with our injuries, results are all that matter. I don't see it being pretty anyway.

Ah we probably could, if we had Rothwell one side. Putting him in the middle of JRC and Gallagher wouldn't fill me with confidence from an attacking POV.

He probably should have been loaned out straight away after we signed him permanently in January. Give him 6 months at League 1 level. Back then for pre-season.

At £2 million a year, the academy is an absolute must. No debate or discussion necessary!

Grabbi did, but to be fair Davies record at Southampton wasn't hugely better than Breretons at Forest. Completely agree the whole thing is odd though and it is hard to see the move working out spectacularly from here, as we all agree though, I hope I am wrong.

Ya,I remember him at Rangers. To say he has had a mixed career since then would be putting it mildly. I do think we should try get a good free agent in if available though

At what stage in his career do you remember him being good?

His entire career wouldn't really fill me with much confidence , to be honest.

What happens if Josh King runs his contract down and leaves on a free? Does it basically mean we get diddly squat?

His career since since 2013 has been pretty ridiculous. Something amiss there.

Sharpe tweeted that he had heard nothing about an injury the other day, so not sure.

This thread? Read a few down and they are all pretty scathing to be honest. I think he needs to show more fire in his belly. He strikes me as laid back and not fond of the physical side. Without supreme raw talent, that won't get you far at this level.

BrereGOAL

Well I think Chapman is a separate issue. He has been injury prone throughout his short career. There seems to be more going on now alright, but we don't know the full story. I haven't heard a mention of any "niggle" this time.

Woof woof So who are you talking about then? Being happy is no buffer to getting injured

I missed that

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